Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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- S( B9 q3 k. q7 u3 r* ~  ?SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.9 {2 x# [! i2 `) X" K

; I; x# h3 v+ H$ R. [7 O, AWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.% o" a6 o! b$ j

' e! {( G$ x+ }! xIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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1 ~& I/ I" F6 H$ G! }7 o"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.+ B% N# t5 W; h+ t# J( r$ a

# L  ~6 z! a: P7 UThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.1 f* G6 N  K5 M

: c5 M6 L  Z( o5 y- [The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.& D3 Z, D; Z; I/ W- m
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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+ f% m, c, h, D5 [4 F8 o"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."